Miracle Recipes Using Vicks VapoRub Ointment
In theory, Vicks Vaporub is a decongestant medication that should only be used to unblock the airways in cases of colds, coughs or simple bronchitis. But on the Internet, the alleged therapeutic virtues of Vicks Vaporub ointment are legion: elimination of acne and blackheads, reduction of vaginal dryness, relief of various pains, disappearance of extra pounds, mosquito protection, etc.
Who does not remember this sticky and fragrant ointment carefully applied to the chest in case of a cold or cough? Today, it is established that Vicks Vaporub is of little use as a decongestant in respiratory conditions. Even though it is over the counter, it is not recommended to use it. Especially because of the camphor and other terpenes which are part of its composition, there is a rare but serious risk of convulsions or allergies. This is why the product instructions do not recommend it for use on the skin for children under 6 years old. Inhaled, diluted in water, it should be reserved for people over 12 years old. Breastfeeding women should avoid getting it on their breasts.
How to avoid stretch marks?
VapoRubs products can be useful in making your skin more elastic. Eucalyptus oil, cedar leaf oil, petrolatum, camphor and turpentine, these ingredients all combined can definitely help you have skin that stretches easily! this way you won’t have stretch marks on your thighs, stomach and breasts either.
Relieves ear pain
Apply a small amount of Vicks to a cotton ball and place it inside your ear to relieve pain in the ear, if it is blocked.
Makes it easier to remove a splinter
Apply Vicks to the affected area. This prevents infection and causes the splinter to come out of the skin more quickly.
A few hours in the ear with garlic
This should be spread on the chest only, and no more than twice a day for 3 days. However, among the cases of adverse effects reported, some had applied the ointment to the nose, others to the entire face. On the Internet, there is even a recipe based on Vicks Vaporub and garlic to fight ear infections because “the anti-inflammatory and relaxing power of this ingredient can be stimulated with the antibiotic action of garlic”. The board? Coat a clove of garlic with Vicks Vaporub and stick it in your ear for a few hours!
And Internet users have no shortage of ideas. To lose weight, we find another original recipe idea on the web. This involves preparing an ointment based on Vicks Vaporub, camphor tablets and alcohol at 70°C. Apply the mixture to the stomach, cover it with a bandage and leave it on overnight. “The quantities of camphor used are largely unknown and the tablets sold on the internet, without any control of their quality,” warn pharmacists at the Nord Pas de Calais Regional Pharmacovigilance Center. With the result, a risk of convulsion and allergic reaction resulting in an “intense cooking sensation”, according to the Medicines Agency.
Be wary, therefore, of the miracle recipes offered on the Internet, especially when they include medicines among their list of ingredients.